a day trip to basel (for carnival)

by Marlis EggerFebruary 22, 2013

When I met my husband I moved to Basel, his hometown, and lived there for 15 years. Not an easy step for someone who was born and raised in Zurich as there is a big rivalry between the cities of Zurich and Basel.

The number one difference is the dialect and the first thing I had to learn was … exactly: the dialect.

The second thing: Fasnacht (carnival). The carnival of Basel is the biggest carnival in Switzerland – an exciting, artistic and at times even melancholic celebration.

It starts on the Monday after Ash Wednesday at precisely 4am with the so-called Morgestraich. It officially ends on Thursday morning at 4am. The days inbetween are called di drey scheenschte Dääg (the three most beautiful days).

We haven’t been visiting Basel during carnival for many years – so it was definitely time for a visit.

On a beautiful, sunny day we left Lugano. We hopped on a train and travelled over the Swiss alps.

Below (in the German part of the post) you can find a short video my husband took.

In the evening we left Basel, tired but happy, and headed southbound – not before treating ourselves with some of the famous Truffes du Jour (so glad that at Sprüngli they told me “to enjoy as soon as possible” ;-)).

And the next morning we woke up to snow. Not as high as in the Swiss alps. But still snow…

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